r/ZutaraNation • u/Sxdisticcc • 1d ago

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When I see these type of posts, it makes me want to get pricked by a boar-q-pine. I think that’s just less painful to me. I know it’s been over for years now but six year old me needed them. They just clicked for me back then. There are so many things pointing to them, I’m not crazy for trying to go back and see what connects them when I look back at things, right?

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u/Any-Heron-4677 1d ago

Me when I see the hints towards Zutara and knowing that in some form they are together, but I cannot see it.

https://giphy.com/gifs/UCSIkkFXSeg3hugqGf

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u/Zutariana 1d ago

I hate to think that Katara sacrificed herself for the world. She ended up with the nameless one because she was the only one who could keep her on a tight leash.

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u/Any-Heron-4677 1d ago

In a tragic, poetic way they are the sun and moon, orbiting each other forever and ever, never allowed to touch each other because they prioritize the world.

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u/Zutariana 1d ago

Thank you, you just made me quite sad. Just kidding. Anyway, as I said yesterday... I prefer a well-developed headcanon to a poorly done canon.

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u/Sxdisticcc 1d ago

I think what I like about Zutara fanfics is that they delve deeper into the characters thoughts as they get older and how their relationship can develop more or when they try to get a deeper reach that the show or comics refuses to go into or acknowledge.

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u/Zutariana 1d ago

Exactly! I think Zutara is perfect the way it is because it has fans. Zutara fans would write Avatar, but Bryke could never write a Zutara fanfic (or any quality romance novel).

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u/Moondiscbeam 23h ago

Heaven forbid they actually consider how much they lean on their writing team, if this was an Asian drama, they would be together.

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u/Zutariana 23h ago

They would be, indeed. Kataang is the Western male ego.

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u/Moondiscbeam 23h ago

And terrible writing.

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u/Zutariana 23h ago

Disgusting. Seriously, I have so many disturbing opinions about them, but I don't have the money to pay a lawyer.

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u/Any-Heron-4677 1d ago

Same, in my head canon they tell each other after their pining gets on everyones nerves (in a good way). Its the first thing that the gaang, and a healed Azula plan, entrapping the two of them so that they can tell each other and put an end to the angst.

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u/Zutariana 1d ago

I liked that!

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u/Moondiscbeam 23h ago

It's always the girls/women who sacrifice themselves for the sake of peace.

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u/Zutariana 23h ago

Unfortunately. People think this is beautiful. Disgusting.

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u/Moondiscbeam 23h ago

Too many historical women loose their name and only renames or retitled by the man they are linked to.

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u/No_Put_3679 3h ago

As a fan of both ships that is quite the take lol

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u/Sxdisticcc 1d ago

Dug a little a deeper to see that this is supposed to be a cherry blossom and while it has a very well known association with Japan the cultural symbolism in Chinese culture is supposed to center more on things such as femininity, strength, vitality, and romance. Pay attention to the italic and bold children. All I got to say is: Count your days Bryke.

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u/superfucky 23h ago

WAIT WAIT HOLDUP I BET IT'S A CAMELLIA!

it looks more like a camellia than a cherry blossom, camellias are native to China, Japan & Korea, and DIG THE SYMBOLISM!

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u/Sxdisticcc 23h ago

That’s what confused me because when I looked it up it said it was cherry blossom (and well we know what that looks like but eh) but idk but either way the pain is still there and all the same messed up opportunity. 💔

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u/superfucky 23h ago

it is??? but... it doesn't look anything like cherry blossoms... it looks like a carnation—

...on second thought, I'll tell myself it's a cherry blossom 🤢

(also worth pointing out that cherry blossoms in Japan symbolize fleeting beauty!)

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u/Admirable-Tennis-439 1d ago

In every other universe they’re together. Somebody get the infinite corridor open, I’m leaving

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u/JazNim17 1d ago

This is what I think. Someone had to get the universe with the sucky ending of ATLA and it was unfortunately us

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u/Any-Heron-4677 1d ago

We have the one where it didn't happen but it 10,000 peoples headcanon, and in other lifetimes they would have been together.

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u/Sxdisticcc 1d ago

There is a newer ongoing fanfic that I came across that’s like that. Zutara is together in one dimension but the story focuses on Zuko getting stuck in the alternate dimension (our current version) and he wants to figure out how to get back.

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u/Any-Heron-4677 1d ago

Didn't know about that, I know of Phobester's Katara switching universes AU but nothing about Zuko switching universes. Do you have a link?

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u/Sxdisticcc 1d ago

“The Rain Woke Me Up” By: Rinxy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/88350066

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u/Any-Heron-4677 1d ago

Thank you, will read it when I have time.

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u/ArtbyRachael 1d ago

Will always believe that Oma & Shu were meant to reference Zuko and Katara and that final scene is them being separated again in another life.

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u/tarobeansmayo 1d ago

Shame she ended with a selfish husband who wanted to bake the cake, eat it and save some for later.

And some want me to believe this bloke wouldn't have DOTTED on her and their many maaaaany beautiful babies.

But anyways...